The Sun. — London, England, 1808-05-10 00:00:00

i e bad direaed Ihe Conquesor to be se 4teed, f o e the was-the spirited aaisity r sof the s m Ad,lral)sn e tliat diet purpose o f relieving One of the sides of she Rochefort, were not satisfied ‘vith'rseticlieg •ships in 'the . usual (ittadron, had observed that till': Was an endeavour . Mode from Portsmouth •artd - - Plymouth. Nothing on the part of Lord Gardner to call the attention .of fuettier:happehed till - the .3utli of-DecefiSbers,` w lien a the Admiralty to the situation of that ,squadron.— letter was received from . Lord Ganknere'slnted.the Not so.that, squadron.--- coinnion course of proceeding, with 28th,:, enclosing ~letters from Sir Richard . Strechan, blockading s q uadronsq was; that they were pleced stating the condition of : his squadron on the esed, wider thean.maaeroe u t of the Cornmander in c hief, and requesting a supply of • provi4ions, prirticelatly who was expected to ,Ilave ships ready, fronetitne to . of bread and spirits..: On receivieg this letter,. very time, to reli eve t h em in t h e best , way thee hi; force . ' ConsideTable uneasiness, was. felt by the ; Board of Ad-- would admit.; and, therefore, Willrn a ,Commander miialty, notwithstanding the eliaradee Of supineness in Chielwrote to the Admitialty that lie had dire.eled and apathy attributed - to them by the Hon. Gent. such and suc h shis to relieve such and such ships on' The Spencer, the Superb, and the Cumberland, were blockading stations; such an . intimation was always ordered to sail instantly, and dire& to Sir Richard, considered as a matter of course, and by. no means Streehan, and 'not as usual, in the first- instance, to intended to attraa the attention of the Admiralty to Lord Gardner. It was only necessary for him to that partieular circumstance. The Honourable Gen- mention the nerne•of Admiral Young to produce a detnan had wondered why trii, ship, the Conqueror, sentiment of respellin that ,House. • Admiral never did go to join the ' Rochefort squadran.--; Young was, perhaps the best 'Port Admiral that this the reason was, th a t s h e was diverted to ano- Country ever saw. Without meaning in the slightest other service. Flavin° arrived in Cawsand Bay j degree w derogate -frail\ the merit . of the other Port Os the Ist of November, she was there refitted, - 'Admirals in this Country, who were all men: to and w as on the- point of sailing thence, when it ! 'whoM the service was highly indebted, he must say beeoming• absolutely accessary to send a Squadron ' that the genius and activity of-Admiral Young were ,!() the Ttieus, fel - the purpose , of securing an 451- transeeilent. It , was'. ituposSible for hill) (Mr. -'trill to tine Royal Family of Portugal, the Con- 1 Pole) to hold -the situation` which he did without queror was sent upon .that. service, on the 1 e,th I perpetually feeling this conviction. He said this; be- V November, t oge th er w ith two other Sail of the , cause as no remonstrance was . made' by Admiral on', allef which, but for that occurrence, would pros Young on the subjeei, it was fairly to be inferred D"bly have been placed under the command of Lord t that the Admiralty' had. done ' all that it we's pos 'ardner. The observations made by the Ho- i sible.to do : for there was not au Officer in the s ourable Gentleman naturally fell under two' heads; i service who'would have heeti more mealy to offer the one with respeet to the 'neglea' which he as-1 such remonstrance had it been necessary. On the v e,rte I th a t th e Admiralty had been guilty of in pro- I 31st of becember, hoWever e thesßoard of Admiralty, c tsioni ng .Sir -Richard Strachan's-eqeadron ; the se , - I not yet satisfied 'With the tseertions WhiCh they, had eakl, with respe& to Sir Ri c h ar d Strachan's quitting 1 'macie, ordered the Colossus to prereed froin Ply- his station, which the 'Hon. Gentlemateasserted was mouth to Rochefort. On the 2d of January, 1808,- ° Wing to that circumstance. He should take these Adniiral Young took on himsell to order two inallthS main div'erions of the subj e ct in succession.. Withi provisions, to be. put, on board two transports in Cat r_e,gald to th e first, he ✓repeated : that he 'hoped lie water for the purpose of sending them' also no Sir notild be' able to sliew; from the Papers. on the It, Strachati. One of theseeransperia ran agroned, 'able, that the Admiralty had been most anxious . the other joined-Sir It. Strechali on, the 23. ct of Ja to relieve th e S qua d ron, even b e f ore t h e per i o d f nuary, but his supply was - t Len se ample that be When imp er i ous necess i ty demanded that t h e Shi ps would-not take any thing out of her, and she return s which were to be sent Out for that purpose should ed untouched f to khigland. k•laving tins, as he trust -1..0.,e devoted to . another Ohio& ; and ' that 'from *the ed, completely proved that' every attention to the ni t „T tl ent of that diversien. the Admiralty had omit- . supply of the Squadron had' been paid -by the Ad „,‘`l no possible Means or c.enveying to Sir Richard niiralty„and that no requisition had beep-made to ? 9*ac bau an ample supply, which would have I m , tee with which they had mot .instantly complied, arhved a considerable (line before it was re- 1 he should proceed to the consideration of the second ' quire,', had it. not been for the uticominouly tens- : 'division 'of the subject, Arid state the causes' which e v t l - I( as weathei..and other CircutustanceS which lie t had prevented Sir R. Straclein horn, tnantiaining his e lout(' shol . tly h ave t o state . The Honse, in look-' . station. The Hutiereeele Gentleman .attributes his l e 'T . at the names of the ships which formed Sir ' quitting it to the necessity which he . was under of Zhard Strachan's sqoadron, would perceive that looking out for victuallers. Timis he eus , olvitely de tieral of them had. been at sea, for a considerable , tried.. :It was 'owing to the tempesteons state of the ec e e .', some even for five mouths ; ,but it did ; weather ftotit'Deceinher 21st to the 6tir Jantetry, alit.,,teelice fellow that thoie vessels had 'expended .. which, while it prevented tke,.stipplies from :el", wee r_imeir provisions ;. for it was . the custom wits.° -a Englende drove . Sir, IL Strachan frent• the station Lul ) ,, ,tvent to relieve a ship of a blocked* squadron, : which he was so i desirous 'of maintaining. This he et. taf . ry out a surplus of piswisionsi which surplus i, mused prove from Sir IL Steer:lien's own w 0-es ; and led_edistributed among - the squadrint i the ship re- when that gallant "Admiral paid be could noi keep 4 s l e ev eki 4 also leaving as ieue h o f her prOvisiou'is as she his station, end the Hon. ,Gentleman said that he em . w ith safety spire,. which were -also distri - . cou l d have kept it, he left •itefor the Rosie,' to de leg e ft happ e n e d that, all the. vessels coulpos- termine, • Which opinion W” pr01)110.iy the : auore ethe 'e Rochefort sresadeen bed been so supplied by , correct. In a Letter from Sir Richard . Saddle!' neaps' On the ad of December, 1807-, the Ad- ,to Lewd' Gardner, dated off Cliasseron, the 2 - lit e n e i ":Y -issued an order which direaly cot . itradicted of December, . he' says, '" ••We have been driven' cu„t9"rge made by- the Hon.. Gentleman, who eel- ~ oft', and have only just now got hold of the l ee t l,lent of ham; atrociously negleaed the gal- land ; the weather has' .been very tetepes:uous." l ee entlieers and SeatJlCll who were employed its. i On the 25th of December Sir R. Stracilan writes els:idles . ! ee se eiu ss the enemy's ports, and of having abstain- t , to Lord G:irdoer, - " Time squridron has . had to con ed e ,, , ''''clittg• supplies to then) mita after er- tend with eery blowing weather, which has ptevetit ecee Ti ,repeeted representations on the sub- - .ed tine front apportioning • the remaieder of the pro a la rge , A " 4 ' order (which he : reed) • directed that , visiotis to each ship. Chasscren beats Esbk N. eight • wail b of potatoes, onions, live bullocks., i leagues," Ole the 28'11 cif December, be:sayi, edit) , other provisimis, 'should be sent-to the block- -" enclosed is the .state of the srpetdrase on . the ss3d, rel,' r fi s q` ll4 rolls• oil' L'Orient, Rochefort, 'and Fer-S ..sinee which the weather, has been such as to pre , ~der to was followed up by a regular series of or- . 1 vent . Much communication." 04 the 4th of Ja• be timehosot. At srsverel ports, that net . a mom ei . it might ' nears , ' " I have been prevented from sending my to ol this time DO requisition or i cpi reel- letter of the ‘2Blll ult. by the le:net:T . ld, Who: parted re t ; 9 ° the subjc.q..l lead been receiVed at the Arlan- • in chace on the satne night, sines which we have 1 ig ) , rtor did any arrive mull Decembei t Bth, when ; had 'constant gales." On the 16th of January, he e is e e trer reached thesn -from Lord Gardner, dated sa.)s„ " the Superb and Medi'ator jeitied us the ieth A c . , 1 . 1 tie Teis Letter called the attention of the . of Jainiary; the Lavinia en the (4th, and the Cie- Z t ', l/ . l tra , l tY ,to the Stale of the 'provisions in the '• les,suS yesterdey ; but itswas only this morning tint eve r lore Squadron; which had, at that time, not , tee' weat h e r would aIIOW us to begin to clear than. at Chaim eight weeks stock on board. Iminedi- . Since the Edge left us we !rive bad Very unsettled teti t/ on . the receipt of the Letter, an answer wits ;, weather, ti/high s has prevented me from• getting nor _, 5 , t , !. I . l ed ti) Lord' Garditer,, informing hi(i) that a e the coast." . This was Stracitan versus the Hon. '- e l,' ‘ Il!I hed• beep - ordered. • 'On thil Itlgt December' Geinlerean. He left the lionsenri judge between t is o, lller Leiter' wiis reed% eel from ISned ;wdiler, 'Fis t ! theM. But still the'-gallant 'Admiral was not off his e ede llie; mete- Ii Sir It. Sin-at:lien,' of the tst of n _ec. ;, station ; the rendezvous git'en Out on the 30th of L'lls dee hi; Squedron began to wale provisions. i November being twetity leagues. East by' South of eet 7,lesliaissr had heen ordered, on the 3d of Ile- . Chasseron light-house, according to the state of the e la ' t °,;:ln to prepare. for sailing with' a supply, anti-; •svreether. On the lath of January Sir R. Strachan • Ott „Yrnpaeetiori had been hastened by another order writes, " the wietellee lies been sech, that We have, sell ' l n le I lair. Olinhe 1-ti' iii December, - wheti the net been able. to iinisli clearing the Mediator, .or to 'fi let .. r aitY received Lord Garciner'e letter of the i 1 th, . resume our btation off .Chasseron ;" - adding, " this .s er e , kiily.. l, 3 Wft re4itttt l tikt - Nietti , mor-Ak-within . two supply had put tile ships can a goodefoptirig." .-The Pleeet'',3,;liness for se 1 (e !nth she was, (litho:so ' Pion. Gentlemen he'd eselCs,led much asrrSeishreent :ro le s '''.'! l') mle unf:tvourableness of the werither . tlett 'a Fri ate c o uld keep ii6r. the land when the , e2re _4lhtig umil the btli of JanUarY), they there"' eSnuadron could not. .The plecise reason why Fri tter i';l-i t r s titeri eleie themselves with etatiugue Lund Gard , - .geites Were left with etuizing Squadroes wets, that aim t e l'i) :: , tilat - 7.i*"4-',4l l ';' he biee ordered.. Bei they hard the power of keepi:q.; ne.ir the. lend, when e tee e / - ; I. st or blt..:ot Laid Gartinter's second letter on the ' Ships of the Line ceuid not. Not only ' did that th e se egeiftber the .Board immielizitely ordered ' Frieeie . see the: Line) Sqoadeon quit the port, r, ul)(1 rb ' - . ••or 1 h . a tla the Spencer to join Lord ,Gerdnere "• b+-;t also two Brigs v. lie eeese svithiler ; yet . suet' dron et h r f ) Pse of enabling him to relievethe seine- , ‘‘-as the :eele of the eienienee eiat ;the melt • the Protei n a tocilefort. Was that or W:l5 that riot a 011iect - s of th,.ee 'Vessels used every pessible ext , l7 , - . . , 4 t B ut t ., I re el e et to the wants of that aquedron ? don, they could ' net succeed' in . meeting S:r Itlcilard th e , e . sbi uld . the Hon. Gentleman; " why. not send Str.aelian to apprize - him . of what bed', il:ippeii (1.---- ' " dalCd • itledi t p,cliteta to Rochefort, and not through the The next'lettt!r front Sirlitthard•Steach ',Vu . . vas 110 . • ° "-.ord Gardnee ?" The 'Hon..Gentlernan the'23d of Jaiviry; in 'which he seys;---" Since the . 1 enquire , well informed on this subjeat- if he. would • ' Mediator left the Squadron I heve made every pos tait_) t e trat it \ew e .. ° f am Hon: Baronet near hint, he would . sable exertion to regain my station otr chasseron, wes the Constant praCtice of the •Admis but the strong N. E. winds have prevented my get to! 1 ° Pt iii cases of the 'most extreme'urgency, ring to windward." On the 29th; he ,NLitCi—" I elid sil t' ' 'y b eta rd . 11 1' t 9 . the Commander in Chief, who wata, have been prevented from' getting out of the Bey, t h e aw are than they of the best mode of diSposing in pursuance of my intention to get off Cape Finli ke, tn . A deviation from this rule was scarcely terre, by the most ' tempestuous weather that lever w e , i n eo u l e a . - , the .setviee . , .and no charge of supineness experieneed."—Thelequotations appeared to hitn to , , tile g e( ; .l o a r eL i t e .0 .tiro, Admiralty on this score. On .be amply. sufficient to . prove his assertion, that Sir . . fat, X 24 , A. , 4 -keetuber the Admiralty received a letter 'Richard Stmt.:haw was driven Off his station by the: . Tho el e s ;' ). ,fliral Young the Port Admiral at Ply- violenceof the weather, and that he did not quit it 1 optic ! . (tined the Roth, in which he suggested the. 'to look for Victuallers: In corroboration he did not. 1 t h e 4of dividing the provisions to be taken by think it necessary to call the attention of the House iguad roo lat 9r. --- betwcen -the I.;Orient and Rochefort to the state of the weather about the same period et lopin v ; 8 3 " as he observed, " a considerable • the different ports in this Country, nor to the re -4 , ir ' el ' i l_as . beets vent to the:squadron' off Ferrol." presentations of:the Port Admirals On the subject; Prete . 0e • 9 , ta oFe which, by the way, was no great 'neither would he dwell upon the circumstances at , tif.i) the neg,lea of the Adel' iralty.. On the 26th tending the sailing or Admiral Cotton, who linving , (so m e_ , ,s-ern:se„..,"''s tne Ciimberland was ordered to join put 'to sea on- the 20th of,December, was driven -. ' (1 wh e g " . !fler(Mr. Calcraft said across . the table, back to, I., , alrnouth On the 30th, where he remained, 1 Thi s ' a ‘ jute cAme home ) when she came hthne ! wind-bound - tuitil the loth . of Janiniry. As )ittit... N an w. 7 arm additional :proof t ti t' Imperlealy info that the Hon. Gentle.: .Would. lie detain the House by detailing the loss of itn ie n informed on the subjea. ' The - a Frigate on the 30th of January, er the subsequent aor.l w -41 a. new ship at the . Noy; • for such detention of the ,Moslitgranean COnvoy. He - 8 at , ‘ ; seteriff, by : now," • tevea Willielf: that he had replied,46, all the Charges ' 13v the Honourable Geutleetan ; and in doing ant' ohetite in- the - ' se thinga, be 'deprecated any delay in the deeisit n of neele • ;the' House on this' subjea.---" let us have it out added the Honourahle Geniletfitutea.---e h My situation is not a' sinec ire, and I am t tlwile stating st uti dr::l , e- ri, : t t i t s -o , i i 't n le d d v i o u n A l d p i l i i i c g at u ezi p ptirsmt of 'wl;ielt the. Board. of Admiralty w e r e en- line that any of my time should be uselessly divert giged dieing the period in question.. What he Was ea from the public service. If, however, the Hon. Gentleman is determined to tight another day, I Vele to say he did not wish the Hoese to believe was m eant as• a justiticatioo of that departinZeat -of . am ready to meet him ; but I can assure -the Government against the acensetiteis that ,had, been ex &Louse, that from the first agitation of this bueineta, preferred aeaitiet them. •In his conscience lie I !hare felt considerable tiliCiiilleSq ; not frotn the thought that - they Had deserved well of their coup- slightest appreheosion as to the result,' bet because I try ; that they had done all they could do ; - and that was aware that I should be- drawn off from that their efforts - would have completely succeeded but Which is the immediate object of my anxiety an 4 fur the unparalleled violence of the seaion. He WAS i ambition." ready to admit that it was detrimeptal to the public • .Sir CHARLES PAR declared, 'that thkwas et most service, that by a concurrence of einforfueate . cir- i mport:int " est i, ' " ; efie that,, i n his opinion, the curnstauces, which human foresieht could not Pere Rochefort Squat:iron had nut been. victualled. as it ceive, nor burner) prudence tieert, the Rochetbrt ought to have been. •Sir R. St rechan had never been Squzelron had been so left ; but while the,Board felt in-a situation to , follow the French Fleet, as this this troth most eensiblhohey, tied the consolation of Country bad a right to expect orte Fleet to follow ano finding, that those Who were the most interested not ther. Nor did it appear that Lora Gardner had the only acquitted them of all blame, but, expressed power•of ordering ships: to assist him, or bad ships; their perfea SatisfaCtion at the activity that had been 'to send ; for, otherwise, wee it. credible -that an Oda. -. evinced. Never should he forgothe sensations . cer of Such exalted charader should have contented - which he.felt when Sir Bichard Strachan'a letter, oft himself with writing to the Admiralty on the sub the Ifith of January, ,e e i tt reached the Admiralty. it .: ? Even had every pound of bread sent out by relieved the painful anxiety under which he had the - Asttniralty'reached the Squadron, it woold have laboured, because he. was sure, notwitlismoding the c been iteiefficient. The Mediator carried out but 1p insineatiou of the 'Hon. Gentlemen, that Iles - letter t _ days breaa for the Line.of-battle Ships. If no other was jocular and irimical; • that the ~gailant: ()Ricer supply could be sent on account of the w clatter, he would never have written it, had not the expressiotie i would Alit this as an exCese; but it wee oisgrace , which .he used come from his heart end soul, So • fill to assert, that a supply had been Sent. The well did he' know that gall wt (Meet, Chit he was House might divide three to one ; but the, seehborn .convinced h w e would. riot have gisette s o: f r e e a yoputo fade alledged could net -be done atieiy by eny his gratitude, h a d l i e n ot been Positive that be ‘vas r sophism or ingenuity oldie lTori. i3entlein tn. Could merely repeating else seutimeets of the whuhs eitt i - any „,„„ „y that sir it. strachan • vi . not quit his dron under his command. Thi s ga ll ant ollieer, 1 afiehorage in the Basque Roads to look out for the who, according to the statement eef the Hon. Gen- viduallers ?, Or could any man say, that if, t ie re denten, was the vittim . at the oegleat of the Admi- maieeeVin 'the' Risque Bolds, the Fielich . could ratty, and .who, according. to that ti me eseezelemen, letvlt, 141 Rochetort ? He aid (pat !hose Roads„ and also was ready to forget what w a, d ee 1 0 • hitneelf, the eensequence was, that he can never get back. and to commit his hodllacbesk ebai'ai;tere by, 4- -After - all, 340 tons of water was the only supply that scending to the disguisai of his- opinions, expressed he received, until this Superb emd Colossus join in toisitieleterel, Lime •tl ltint ; when certainly his provis:os were, sensible e en t s i r el 'l e s thel t le " w u a l s " ." u rf °c prompt ite and. liberel assiist- somewhat increased, bet never to the reteut that ance that he had received," all his anxieties were w6eht h ae e justified Inns in _pursuing the Freuch removed except one. -It had be e n sa id ie another, Fleet, letefother 'circumstance.; etiablea hire to do so.. place, that that pliant Officer had. be e n- tamest 'The Honourable' Baronet commented at some driven to capitulate' with the enemy for wiint of pro- length on the etate. of the sr - pall - ou, i tetrlng W sishees. 'hat did Sir Richard - Strachan himself occasionally. to the Papers, and eonteoded that if say ?--," The ,enemy havb a Ship of the Line pre- Sir Richard bad seen the Rochefort •squadron from haring tor s..a, which gives use hopes, theft as SOOH as, l. his - tnast -head, his could not have foilowtel. lie she it ready, we may, have something .to do with t particularly condemned the system of keeping vessels them." - Was this the desponding bangslege of a for a king period at sea, and imput e d a considerable capitulator ?• ,He had hithe i to ahetainett frets) taro - share of the inconvenience felt in the' serviCe to that • tionteg any of ells other objeds that had engaged system which was not exclusively chargeable upon tee attention 'of etiit A:heiratty ; duriug the period a the present Board of Admiralty. He regretted that : wider ihicto , 6,oll: (te.,rups its he was that the qties- this question had been brought -ferwerd, but as it tam before the House might be decided upon by had-been submitted to the consideration of the its °Wm enCritseand not by referePee to any other House, he implored' the House to lobk at it with • cotteiderZoOs. In whet he was going to say, there- proper attention. As to the,oew system mention ! tte'e, he repeetel, tire he disclaimed all idea of ex- ; ed by the Honourable Gentleman,' he should, only tete:icing tile cc'mdus.:Cuf tile Aamiraity with :resped : observe with r ins to it, that one of the ships I . to. the Itoehethrt S:luatirott, beieg conscious that . rnentiOned in the Papers (the Defienee) had been out i• their condo& reqoired. - me such. detence. But'it so e l even mont h s , an d w h en at' length she came into : beppAted that teem Nove 1(3, tette, to the time port, she was not suffered to remain as many days I when 'lh- R :supplies to the ochefort Squadron quit- ' there, before she was sent again to sea. H e con i - • i ted England, there had been a most extraordinary • tended that 0 1 ;groper mode of regulating the block pressure on . the Board of-Admiralty. The first oc- tiding 49 , 111(4U:is %,%ts by sending out fresh ships to 1 cutrence was the return O D the 15th of Nov. of 22 relieve those longest out in 'regular succession, He Sail of the Lint: frum Copenlygeri J bonging with could not join its a vote of censure on the Board of i them id Danish Sail of the Line arid in Frigates.— Aamirelly, beeeuse he did not consider it desirable I These {'razes were chiefly manned.from the British to pass censure upon apublic Board, upon which the i ' Ships, and it was necessary to get them into harbour . i public safety depended,' without' examining evidence ias socioas - poeeible on account of the very tempeste- Sat-the Bar, and upon documents moved for on one side ous weather. At that very moment the Admiralty ; only. it was clear, however, horn the contents of were required to send twelve Sail of the Line to St. 1, these documents, that the Squadron of Sir Aichard Helen's to INittch a Rmsiau Vleet which was sup- Strachan had not been properly' attended re: posed to appioaching England. Day Atter day • the weat h e r.couriOuo.:l A, very t urhfilenti t the Ships Mr. WELLast.rAt Pole, in explanation, stated, Id what he was sure it wou be in the recollection of could nut soil , and .hefore ti ) iii3 servtee was tied - orate - Li, ! the House, that he had said, that the new system ' the Adinirahy was call Al upon to order six Sail oldie 1 - would be coniidered by him as a halftnemure; if the . . _ . Lbw, undQr Sir Sidney Intl; to hkoclinde Lisbon, .Ships shoiild be kept out longer than was necessary. _ . o w) , in Nov. This Squadron it at ! He had even quoted the words of the Instructions, terwards became necesiia l y to ,minrorce with three directing that Vessels should not be kept ourlonger mom sail of the lute. ./n the month of Novetnber than was necessary, even though they should be also, lour Sail of the line sailfid t Madeira, in order pr4visiorwd, for tiVe months, as it was hoped they to secure . that Island. iic mentioned all these cir- would alWays be.; and the anxious wish of. the Board L'Unma l ices f6r the allding, that finding :'of Admiralty was, that the Squadrons should be re how bi t a v ijy,kboppre, tAdon rho yonetry, thr First Iktved, if possible, oftener than at present. Lord of thg 'oven ilOnctlci to examine ; - Sir CFr;.ut.rs Pura,. explained. what had b een the mu t e,. or set . % ice adopted ou any Mr. Boutster WARD stated. that the general plan former exip,eece of a s ineen e. e ., , f t e e ten . Haying pursued by every Admiralty, was to keep a sutti. availed litins'ell of the ,eeperietwe et those Offieers! cient -ffirce of every blockaded port; ii.lequately, who are- the best informed on the subject, the. First equipped and provisioned, to watch the force of the Lord found that no taicasur,:s had eve been adopted enemy, , The'. mode of relieving:those Squadrons to which he had 0:)t already It retourse. Feeling, was by sending out vessels, ship by ship, provided, .therefore, .that such a juth:ture Might again take ! not only with their own equipments, but loaded also plece, and perhaps under. hicreased difficulties, he for the - equipment of others. The Commander in determiecti upon arranging some new system; and Chief of the Channel Fleet was the: persoe to see that. he had LloW liie SatISFLICIIO:I of they were properly victualled, and regularly Honse, that in addition to the guards - which had and he corresponded lb; •that purpose with the Port hitherto existed, a plan had been- deviSed, titid was :Admirals at Portstnotith and Plymouth.' Every page of noW active operation, by": width, unless fienn the Papers shewed that Lord Gardner had adtatet that the • most gross neglect on the part of the Come' manner. It might happen, however, that this plan tit:Hider 'in thief, or on -the part , . of some of the , t of blockade., durtog a naval campaign, Might inkier inferter 1 - ;oarsiseicwouitibeinipossible t,r the Shills! the pretsure of more important of jease he alco-: of the blockading. Squadron ever io he without five gether suspended. At the time to' which -the; nientlis erovisenteou beard. This, however, woof d Papers referred, the Expeditiun to Copenhagt.•e, and be hut e letlf meiesure, were it not ttecoinpanied with the return of the Vie'et and the prizes, had the roost po*itive, eiders to the ('fader hider in pied much of the attention of the Admiralty; Chief, .not to leave the ships one hoer long e r upon • Squadrons' were also provided to . blockade the Tape ' their,statiote on that account. I bare stned these ; gus, and to convey the Royal' Family of Portugal circtunstances;', continticd the lion. Gentleman,. to the Brazils. Another squtidroo was also affetn ~ because.' know they e , ill g)ve etatistaaion to the bled at Spithead, of sufficient force to meet the House, and it, the Coaetry, and_whatever the . Hon. Russian fleet then ekpected to eotne tip the Clean Gentleman new thiok.of our iteiticiency, that they , tier, He called upon the Gentlemen 'opposite, Wilo Will show we are d e ierntioed to serve our Country were disposed D't t rin to give crvciit to the let, to this best olnour abi:ity„, 1.-1 •t el that I ani ter of Sir Bit.. 4 .e.trd‘Stracle4tl, tleci:.;itei his :place. an hunible individual it the . Boiird, but I must bation of the attention: of the Admiralty to his he allowed to, say, that no Admiralty .shall ever , squadron. It appeared by the Papers, *the!, in No- ' find tne serving ;hem, evert to, the moderate'extent vemb'er the sq6kidlon lit ten .weeks' provisions of tny.power, longer than 1. fled them taitlifully a:nd on board, and that 18 d 1,0 transpot [3, conscientiously discharging the important trust re- one ot W3S Or:Voti , posed in them. , The lion. Getiileman concluded only four orwhich‘ - wereablL to Ecacli thatr ‘reettna by admitting that the filets contained in the Hon. fiat - 4, had been suit out with 790 totes or water te. Gentlerneetettesolutione.were, eenertilly speaking, the squadren. Ilie hirgte"ship wiis sent out with a correct but he denied the inference train them. temporary stately only and he ac.heitted that the Ad The last -:Resolution, which that Lion. Gentleman miralty .vas cutswelebte ter every tiiitz up to the had candidly submitted to his iwp - .2. ,. 1t ion, and exhuh' ; l 21 st art December, at which date the squadron had slim he had dee aired his intention or.movingeshould weeks Water, siK weeks and feer days bread. and c .din at proctit before!: the: liatise be assented to, :or-iiitte weeks beef, perk e and wine : It might be a COntaiDe4 a most diritet s positive cettglart; on the 'questionwhy'fteMeniat4ir had not sailed I tit 111,.Uteef . o i,Adtitiruilv,.cbtitiiect the. strongest tei',ll3 Jantney, bat he sheared from the letters from Ad. of reprobation. As he therefore considered alt the miral lomig e that the weather .elone prevented ner prelimmary , Refolutiens its vehicles "for the last,, he and he Was confident tilt. llun. Gehtleen pit should move 'the previews question on thetas and , i ould not question the authority of that gallant • meet the . last w i t h a - c lit e a negative. • Above all officer. Ile denied most positively, anti challengel • xxl,.